Thursday, November 28, 2019

Praying the Rosary

Praying the Rosary

Familiarize yourself and/or your group with the prayers of the rosary.
1.   Make the Sign of the Cross.
2.   Holding the Crucifix, say the Apostles' Creed.
3.   On the first bead, say an Our Father.
4.   Say one Hail Mary on each of the next three beads.
5.   Say the Glory Be
6.   For each of the five decades, announce the Mystery (perhaps followed by a brief reading from Scripture) then say the Our Father.
7.   While fingering each of the ten beads of the decade, next say ten Hail Marys while meditating on the Mystery. Then say a Glory Be.
(After finishing each decade, some say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.)
8.   After saying the five decades, say the Hail, Holy Queen, followed by this dialogue and prayer:

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.


Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son,
by his life, Death, and Resurrection,
has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,
grant, we beseech thee,
that while meditating on these mysteries
of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may imitate what they contain
and obtain what they promise,
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.


(A prayer to St. Joseph may also follow.) Conclude the Rosary with the Sign of the Cross.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. 

The history of The Book of Common Prayer is a Protestant book, not one containing Catholic prayers recited in a Catholic mass.  "Book of Common Prayer, liturgical book used by churches of the Anglican Communion."  For Catholics, our prayerbook is the Roman Catholic Missal.

Types of Catholic prayers: 
Adoration: Praising God.
Contrition: Asking for God's forgiveness.
Petition: Asking God for a favor.
Thanksgiving: Showing God gratitude.

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